In general, 'unique' is not only 'only one' but also has connotations of being special, 'only' is purely factual and can be used in most cases and 'sole' is fairly formal or legalistic. Hi, let's say i work on monday, tuesday and wednesday in a city, and on thursday and friday in b city. Do you want the amount written in words as in for a cheque?
I work only on thursday and friday in b city. You are the only woman i ever loved and you are unique. 'only' can appear in various positions, and often appears earlier than its 'logical' position (it's not next to what it actually talks about).
A) i only would like to say you that i miss you b) i would only like to say you that i. I'm trying to say in english the following sentence: Somehow the first sounds more natural to me, though i know only. Can you please explain why?
This is not a translation forum. I only work on thursday and friday in b city. Sólo me gustaría decirte que te echo de menos but i'm not sure about which one of these two sentences is more proper: The word strings only few and only little can indeed be grammatically correct, as they are here:
'only' can be used in a wide variety of positions, and doesn't always qualify the word/phrase it's next to. In the sentence i just wrote, 'only' referred to 'the phrase before it', but i. Here only few is correct. We only had a little pie left in the fridge. = all we had left was a little pie;
Sentence 2 is not impossible, but i agree with the newt: (oxford university) providing assistance for mathematics students on a needs basis (academic paper) we take your privacy very seriously, so only secured administrative staff will be allowed access to your account on a 'needs' basis. (b) that is the only little drum they have. (a) the band is ready to start, only few people have arrived.
Perhaps these examples will help: The criteria are the proven needs of the applicant and their academic calibre and all grants are offered on a needs basis. 'thirteen thousand, five hundred and eight us. I was the sole beneficiary of my uncle's will.